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Phosphodiesterase 8 (PDE8): Distribution and Cellular Expression and Association with Alzheimer’s Disease
Phosphodiesterase 8 (PDE8), as a member of PDE superfamily, specifically promotes the hydrolysis and degradation of intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), which may be associated with pathogenesi...
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Open AccessTelomere-to-telomere Citrullus super-pangenome provides direction for watermelon breeding
To decipher the genetic diversity within the cucurbit genus Citrullus, we generated telomere-to-telomere (T2T) assemblies of 27 distinct genotypes, encompassing all seven Citrullus species. This T2T super-pangeno...
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Open AccessDistinct characteristics of the gut virome in patients with osteoarthritis and gouty arthritis
The gut microbiota and its metabolites play crucial roles in pathogenesis of arthritis, highlighting gut microbiota as a promising avenue for modulating autoimmunity. However, the characterization of the gut v...
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Open AccessUse of statins and risks of ovarian, uterine, and cervical diseases: a cohort study in the UK Biobank
To examine the associations between use of statins and risks of various ovarian, uterine, and cervical diseases, including ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cyst, polycystic ovarian ...
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Inflammation-related molecular signatures involved in the anticancer activities of brigatinib as well as the prognosis of EML4-ALK lung adenocarcinoma patient
Although ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors (ALK-TKIs) have shown remarkable benefits in EML4-ALK positive NSCLC patients compared to conventional chemotherapy, the optimal sequence of ALK-TKIs treatment remains u...
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Dendritic-cell-targeting virus-like particles as potent mRNA vaccine carriers
Messenger RNA vaccines lack specificity for dendritic cells (DCs)—the most effective cells at antigen presentation. Here we report the design and performance of a DC-targeting virus-like particle pseudotyped w...
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Pharmacologically significant constituents collectively responsible for anti-sepsis action of XueBi**g, a Chinese herb-based intravenous formulation
Sepsis, a life-threatening health issue, lacks effective medicine targeting the septic response. In China, treatment combining the intravenous herbal medicine XueBi**g with conventional procedures reduces the...
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Open AccessThe gut metabolite indole-3-propionic acid activates ERK1 to restore social function and hippocampal inhibitory synaptic transmission in a 16p11.2 microdeletion mouse model
Microdeletion of the human chromosomal region 16p11.2 (16p11.2 \({}^{+/-}\) ...
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Photobiomodulation Increases M2-Type Polarization of Macrophages by Inhibiting Versican Production After Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a catastrophic accidence with little effective treatment, and inflammation played an important role in that. Previous studies showed photobiomodulation (PBM) could effectively downr...
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Open AccessLife and disease status of patients with Parkinson’s disease during and after zero-COVID in China: an online survey
Little is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) at different stages of the pandemic. This study aims to assess the lives and disease status of PD patients du...
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Protective effects of curcumin on desipramine-induced islet β-cell damage via AKAP150/PKA/PP2B complex
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are widely used to treat depression and anxiety-related mood disorders. But evidence shows that TCAs elevate blood glucose levels and inhibit insulin secretion, suggesting that...
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Combining network pharmacology and experimental verification to reveal the mechanism of Chaigui granules in the treatment of depression through PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways
Chaigui granules are a novel manufactured traditional Chinese antidepressant medicine, which is originated from the ancient classical prescription of **aoyaosan. It ameliorated depression-like behavior and con...
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Natural compound fraxinellone ameliorates intestinal fibrosis in mice via direct intervention of HSP47-collagen interaction in the epithelium
Intestinal fibrosis is a common complication of inflammatory bowel disease. There is still a lack of effective drugs for the prevention or treatment of intestinal fibrosis. Heat shock protein 47 (HSP47) plays ...
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Naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids, a new structural template inhibitor of Nav1.7 sodium channel
Voltage-gated sodium channel 1.7 (Nav1.7) remains one of the most promising drug targets for pain relief. In the current study, we conducted a high-throughput screening of natural products in our in-house comp...
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Bergapten inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis via promoting mitophagy
Inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation produces potent therapeutic effects in a wide array of inflammatory diseases. Bergapten (BeG), a furocoumarin phytohormone present in many herbal medicines and fruit...
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Open AccessSCR-6852, an oral and highly brain-penetrating estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), effectively shrinks tumors both in intracranial and subcutaneous ER + breast cancer models
Targeted estrogen receptor degradation has been approved to effectively treat ER + breast cancers. Due to the poor bioavailability of fulvestrant, the first generation of SERD, many efforts were made to develo...
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Dipyridamole enhances the anti-cancer ability of aspirin against colorectal cancer by inducing apoptosis in an unfolded protein response-dependent manner
Available evidence indicates that dipyridamole enhances the anti-thrombotic effects of aspirin for the prevention of secondary strokes. Aspirin is a well-known non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug. This anti-inf...
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The SLITRK4-CNPY3 axis promotes liver metastasis of gastric cancer by enhancing the endocytosis and recycling of TrkB in tumour cells
Gastric cancer (GC) is a malignant tumour with high mortality, and liver metastasis is one of the main causes of poor prognosis. SLIT- and NTRK-like family member 4 (SLITRK4) plays an important role in the ner...
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Analysis of cuproptosis-related lncRNA signature for predicting prognosis and tumor immune microenvironment in pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly malignant digestive tract tumor, with a dismal 5-year survival rate. Recently, cuproptosis was found to be copper-dependent cell death. This work aims to establish a cupropto...
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Identification of potent antimicrobial peptides via a machine-learning pipeline that mines the entire space of peptide sequences
Systematically identifying functional peptides is difficult owing to the vast combinatorial space of peptide sequences. Here we report a machine-learning pipeline that mines the hundreds of billions of sequenc...